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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Davis, Ryan W. (UMC-STUDENT) wrote:
> Or you can always just buy CDs from labels not affiliated with the RIAA.
> There is an online search at http://www.magnetbox.com/riaa/search.asp
> This will tell you if the CD you want to buy is distributed by an RIAA
> member. This is what I do every time I want to buy music.
That's interesting. Great idea. Steal RIAA music, but buy non-RIAA
music!
A big problem though is that the RIAA people play a big role in
determining what gets airplay. Not only do people listen to what they
enjoy, but people learn to enjoy what they've been hearing. So the RIAA
is manipulating people's tastes by controlling radio airplay.
(Amazingly, the "you like what you've been hearing" effect can be
demonstrated in rats -- they even prefer unfamiliar music by familiar
composers to unfamiliar music by unfamilar composers! Robert Zajonc did
these studies of "familiarity and liking" back in the '60s and '70s.)
Mike
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